Show GOMPERS A ASKED KEB TO TB CONFERENCE Governor Sends Invitation to Labor Leader Invitations have been sent by byj j Governor Charles R. R Mabey to SamI Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel Gompers president of the I American of ot Labor to attend the Salt Lake conference of the committee on allocation of prison pris pris- on industries which will be held In April the date not yet having been determined Invitation has also been extended to the United States chamber of commerce to have a representative at the conference ItIs It Itis Itis is probable that E. E W. W nager of the the fabricated production production tion department of ot the the chamber amber 17 t will a attend In accordance with Instructions voted by the last convention of the American Federation of Labor a confer conference nce was was held in New York YorkI within the past few days at which I a report was presented and adopted and at which Mr r. r Gompers in ex explaining explaining explaining ex- ex the attitude of organized labor on the subject of ot prison labor said From the very have sought to aid every movement that might develop men and not crIminals criminals criminals crimi crImi- nals in prisons prisons' Nothing r contributes contributes contributes contrib contrib- utes more to that end than decent treatment and the recognition of the worth of the labor of prisoners They are not put Into prison to be exploited The program agreed upon at the New York conference Included the following points I Adoption of the states state's use system 1 tern tem but permitting interstate sale or exchange of surplus products forstate's for states state's use only i Development of prison industries on a high plane of f efficiency safety and expert management Rehabilitation of prisoners through payment for prison work such payment payment payment pay pay- ment to go either to dependents s or orto orto orto to tho the prisoner upon release the cost of ot maintenance of the prisoner being deducted from the wages earne earned by him in prison Representatives s of the following organizations attended the co conference conference confer confer- ference fer- fer ence United Mine Workers of America International Ladies Ladies' Garment Workers of America Untied Garment Gar Gar- Gar I ment merit Workers of America International International I Brotherhood of Bookbinders International Broom and Whisk Workers Boot and Shoe Yorkers Workers International union United Textile Workers of ot America International of Machinists Union Label Label Label La La- bel Trades department of A. A F. F of ot ofT I T IJ American Federation of Labor Lalor national committee on prisons and prison labor and General Federation of Women's Clubs |